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World Congress of Families Leadership Memo, September 20, 2017

“For pro-family leaders…a project of the International Organization for Family, uniting and equipping leaders worldwide to promote the natural family.”

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

In Australian Marriage Vote, “Hypocrisy and Vulgarity Undermine Yes Case”

That was the headline of an editorial in The Australian, the nation’s largest-circulation newspaper. The subject is a postal ballot that is being mailed now, asking Australians if they favor changing the definition of marriage to include so-called same-sex couples.

The hypocrisy referred to is that of a prominent SSM proponent who initially argued against the non-binding vote on the grounds that it would subject homosexuals to abuse from homophobes. But the same individual recently tweeted that he fantasized about raping those he referred to as “anti-gay MPs,” to help them get “homophobia out of their system.”

The editorial charged: “It is precisely this type of crude and hateful language that is likely to push voters away from the gay marriage cause. This is the latest transgression from Yes advocates who have abused and denounced their opponents during the past year.”

The Australian experience is typical. Wherever gay “marriage” is debated, its proponents call us haters, and then proceed to show us what hatred is like. Interestingly, none of the most abusive organizations have been designated hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center. That label is often applied to Christians and other proponents of the natural family, including World Congress of Families.

Join the American College of Pediatricians and the Pro-Life OB/GYNS (AAPLOG) at their Joint Annual Conference

The conference will take place at The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois (Sept. 29-Oct 1), and bring together pro-life researchers, physicians, medical students, medical residents and policymakers for an educational seminar covering the most important topics of the year in life issues.

Organizers promise: “With experience and expertise in addressing the most difficult questions facing pro-life physicians from maternal mortality to sex ed, from adolescent decision-making to reversing RU-486, this conference will equip you to tackle the most difficult questions.”

Gender Madness in the United Kingdom and A Healthy Alternative Curriculum

The British journal Spectator reports that since the introduction of same-sex “marriage”: “Across the UK, sex education has been transformed and disfigured. TV programs aimed at children as young as three, promote ‘gender fluidity’, as an enabler of thoughtfulness and individuality.

At the same time, Ministers have denied worried parents the right to withdraw their children from primary school classes. Meanwhile, ‘outside educators’ teach children about sex positions, ‘satisfying’ pornography consumption and how to masturbate. Concerns regarding STDs and promiscuity, are derided as ‘old-fashioned’.

Independent religious schools are under intense scrutiny. Dame Louise Casey, a senior government advisor, recently insisted that it is now: ‘Not OK for Catholic school to be homophobic and anti-gay marriage.’

Ofsted, the body responsible for school-assessment, has been wildly politicized. In 2013, prior to the redefinition of marriage, Ofsted visited Vishnitz Jewish Girls School. They passed the school with flying colors. In fact, they went out of their way to highlight the committed and attentive approach to student welfare and development. Four years later, Ofsted returned. This time, they failed the school on one issue alone. While again, noting that students were ‘confident in thinking for themselves‘, their report, pointed to the inadequate promotion of homosexuality and gender reassignment. As such, it was failing to ensure: ‘a full understanding of fundamental British values’. It is one of an initial seven faith schools that face closure.

Despite this hostility to truth, faith, and family, WCF leaders have created a healthy alternative to the gender ideology and sex education being offered by the UK government and sexual radicals in the UK. This is the Alive to the World Program created by WCF Ambassador, Christine Vollmer and brought to the UK by Louise Kirk. The personal, social, and health education curriculum program is available for children (4-18 years of age) in the UK and around the world in multiple languages. Read more about Alive to the World, a WCF Partner, and its character and sex education programs that work.

“Movies and TV That Transform” is the theme of Movieguide’s 26th Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala, which will take place on February 2, 2018 at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Universal City, California (near Hollywood).

Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of “MovieGuide: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment,” will present highlights from the publication’s 80-page, “2018 Report to the Entertainment Industry” showing what kinds of content moviegoers and television viewers prefer.

September 29 – October 1, 2017 – Joint Conference and Annual Meeting of the American College of Pediatricians and American Association of Pro-Life Obstetrician and Gynecologists at The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, Trinity International University Campus in Deerfield, Illinois. More information…

October 12-14, 2017, Touchstone Annual Fall Conference, “Be of Good Cheer: In the Company of Christ & the Great Cloud of Witnesses,” hosted by Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, The Fellowship of St. James, Jim Kushiner and Allan Carlson among speakers, Trinity International University , Deerfield, Illinois. More information and registration….